Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISA and IAR test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1368)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
331	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	12350 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-8024	912	60	15.2	35.2%	331 (36.3%)	159 (17.4%)	228 (25.0%)	140 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.7%)	$13,461			$377			$13,084	72.9	74.5	290	41		173174005974
332	Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	439 Willard St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Wethersfield CUSD 230	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 853-4205	217	20	11.1	43.8%	160 (73.7%)	6 (2.8%)	40 (18.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$11,956			$326			$11,630	72.7	61.4	432	100		174206004205
333	Reed-Custer Middle School	Public	6-8	407 Comet Dr	Braidwood	60408	Will County	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 458-2868	306	28	10.9	43.1%	250 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$22,421			$184			$22,237	72.7	74.8	287	46		173338003454
334	Jane Addams Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Lily Cache Ln	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-7200	548	48	11.4	52.9%	83 (15.1%)	125 (22.8%)	268 (48.9%)	48 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$24,072			$688			$23,384	72.5	78.4	244	90		174007004030
335	Chillicothe Junior High	Public	6-8	914 W Truitt Ave	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 274-6266	229	14	16.3	52.4%	201 (87.8%)	3 (1.3%)	14 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$11,701			$249			$11,452	72.4	74.9	284	51		171997006015
336	Westchester Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Norfolk Ave	Westchester	60154	Cook County	Westchester School District 92-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2700	324	28	11.5	48.8%	72 (22.2%)	101 (31.2%)	132 (40.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,932			$661			$17,272	72.2	52.8	560	224		174179004185
337	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Public	6-8	590 Belmont Dr	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-6100	583	55	10.6	55.6%	108 (18.5%)	119 (20.4%)	306 (52.5%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$21,369			$1,321			$20,048	72.1	71.5	329	8		174007004037
338	Nippersink Middle School	Public	6-8	10006 N Main St	Richmond	60071	McHenry County	Nippersink School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 678-7129	377	30	12.5	24.9%	315 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$17,927			$232			$17,695	72.1	77.6	259	79		170022204117
339	Taylorville Junior High School	Public	5-8	120 E Bidwell St	Taylorville	62568	Christian County	Taylorville CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 824-4924	614	44	13.8	47.2%	574 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$14,027			$661			$13,366	72.1	71.9	325	14		173870003937
340	Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School	Public	7-8	800 Hassell Rd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5500	662	56	11.8		191 (28.9%)	59 (8.9%)	245 (37.0%)	148 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	$17,768			$682			$17,086	72.1	77.4	261	79		173474003637

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics, ISA Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.